July 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Republican AGs Tell Fortune 100 They're Ready to Pounce on Discriminatory DEI ProgramsThe letter sent by the attorneys general says "race-based employment and contracting violates both state and federal law, and as the chief law enforcement officers of our respective states we intend to enforce the law vigorously."
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
July 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
OpenAI Probe Sends Powerful Reminder to AI Players That Regulatory Land Mines Are Everywhere"Don't exaggerate what your AI can do. And what the FTC means by this is that your performance claims have to have scientific support behind them," artificial intelligence expert Cara Hughes said at a webinar Thursday on the regulatory risks around AI.
By Maria Dinzeo
6 minute read
July 12, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
VantageScore Snags Former Visa Counsel for GC RoleKimberly Schmid is taking the legal reins of a fintech whose rapid growth is shaking up the credit bureau industry.
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
July 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Antitrust Blitzkrieg Against Google Tests Company on Myriad FrontsTech analyst Joseph Teasdale said the intense regulatory scrutiny could hamstring Google as it seeks to outmaneuver rivals, leaving it "very wary about wielding its full power."
By Maria Dinzeo
9 minute read
July 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Job-Hopping Biotech Lawyers Losing Leverage as Funding Challenges Chill Sector"Companies are not hiring at the same pace, for sure, and searches are taking longer to close, as companies are being a lot more introspective on who to hire," said Deb Thompson, a Major, Lindsey & Africa partner.
By Maria Dinzeo
4 minute read
June 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Lawsuit Claims Accused FTX 'Fixer' Daniel Friedberg Silenced Whistleblowers, Enabled Fraud at Bankrupt Crypto ExchangeA lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried's so-called "fixer" Daniel Friedberg says the former FTX lawyer breached his duty "to ensure that proper safeguards were in place to prevent FTX insiders from looting the company."
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
June 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Research Unearths an Ugly Truth: Lawyers Are Undermining Cybersecurity"There have been a string of opinions that have put lawyers in a position where if they were to do their job competently they would essentially be putting their clients at risk because they would be creating documents that can be used in litigation or an investigatory proceeding," said David Saunders, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery.
By Maria Dinzeo
8 minute read
June 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Startup Using Tech to Disrupt Health Care Fills Long-Vacant GC PostZachary McBride has taken the legal reins at Solera Health, whose platform helps patients access health and wellness programs aimed at preventing common and expensive chronic conditions.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
June 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Building-Materials Giant Blue Linx Brings in New Legal Chief After C-Suite ShakeupThe company in March replaced CEO Dwight Gibson with then-legal chief Shyam Reddy. Now, it's backfilling the legal role with a veteran attorney with deep experience at ServiceMaster and Kimberly-Clark.
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
June 22, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Suits Flooding Courts Seize on Decades-Old Wiretapping Laws to Allege Data Breaches"We have yet to see a ruling at the heart of the matter, and until we see such a ruling we're not going to see these things go away," said Michael Bahar, a partner at Eversheds Sutherland.
By Maria Dinzeo
7 minute read
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